Eaton Corporation
6,048Patents
1,827Active
6,048Granted
53Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 24, 1963 → Nov 19, 2018 · 705 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4194536A | Composite tubing product | Electricity | 700 | Expired |
| US5820366A | Dual vertical thermal processing furnace | Electricity | 342 | Expired |
| USD800782S1 | Drive plate | General | 299 | Active |
| US5415890A | Modular apparatus and method for surface treatment of parts with liquid baths | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 286 | Expired |
| US5045988A | Isolated adjustable frequency AC inverter control | Electricity | 263 | Expired |
| US7145757B2 | System for eliminating arcing faults and power distribution system employing the same | Electricity | 219 | Expired |
| US7440767B2 | Home system including a portable fob having a rotary menu and a display | Electricity | 212 | Active |
| US5367619A | Electronic data entry system employing an expert system to facilitate generation of electronic data forms with complex interrelationships between fields and subforms | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 209 | Expired |
| US4503499A | Controlled work flow system | Physics | 208 | Expired |
| US5459630A | Self testing circuit breaker ground fault and sputtering arc trip unit | Electricity | 206 | Expired |
| US7342754B2 | Bypass circuit to prevent arcing in a switching device | Electricity | 206 | Expired |
| US4715852A | Implanted medication infusion device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 186 | Expired |
| US5519561A | Circuit breaker using bimetal of thermal-magnetic trip to sense current | Electricity | 182 | Expired |
| US5680328A | Computer assisted driver vehicle inspection reporting system | Physics | 175 | Expired |
| US5691869A | Low cost apparatus for detecting arcing faults and circuit breaker incorporating same | Electricity | 166 | Expired |
| US5497867A | Synchronizer with cone cup locater pins | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 160 | Expired |
| US4187420A | Rocker switch with selective lockout means shiftable transversely of the pivotal axis | Electricity | 160 | Expired |
| US6169943A | Motor vehicle diagnostic system using hand-held remote control | Physics | 156 | Expired |
| US9777748B2 | System and method of detecting cavitation in pumps | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 155 | Active |
| US5341191A | Molded case current limiting circuit breaker | Electricity | 153 | Expired |
| US5454406A | Automatic beverage dispenser | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 150 | Expired |
| US4648290A | Semi-automatic mechanical transmission control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 142 | Expired |
| US5159413A | Monolithic integrated circuit having compound semiconductor layer epitaxially grown on ceramic substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 138 | Expired |
| US4754665A | Auxiliary transmission section | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 136 | Expired |
| US4845392A | Hybrid linear actuator | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.